Challenge Antarctica

An epic undertaking

Inspiring adventure The SATcase R3 Challenge is all about achieving your goals in a remote and challenging environment that is outside of reliable phone coverage. Professional explorers push the limits of physical, mental and technological capabilities to achieve success. The choice of adventure is yours. You may be tackling summits, traversing snowy mountains, charging down rapids, exploring remote coastlines or scrambling across ghylls. Share with us on social media images of your SATcase R3 Challenge #SatcaseR3Challenge #RUR3Ready #resilientreliableruggedised

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Challenge Antarctica

SATcase’s very own Baz Gray, former Royal Marine Commando, Regimental Sergeant Major completed his own exciting R3 Challenge expedition: Challenge Antarctica on Sunday 6th January 2019. Extreme temperatures and a hostile Antarctic environment have been the ultimate testing ground for SATcase.

The Challenge

Baz Gray will undertake the adventure of a lifetime over the next two Antarctic summers, consisting of two stages, with Phase one now completed on Sunday 6th January 2019.

Phase one 2018 - 2019

Baz Gray successfully skied, solo, unsupported and unassisted from Hercules Inlet to the South Pole. This has been a great run out and test for a much longer journey planned for later this year. Baz completed Phase one; the 715 mile journey in 39 days.

Phase two – 2019-2020

Later this year Baz will prepare and attempt phase two: To successfully cross the Entire Antarctic Continent starting from the North side of Berkner Island on the Filchner-Ronne Ice Shelf to the South Pole and then continuing to the Ross Ice Shelf via the Shackleton Glacier and onto the edge of the ice. This will be done solo and without any support including the use of kites and resupply and covers 1600 miles over 90 days. This will start in November 2019 and aims to be completed by the end of January 2020.